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Dan Getman August 16 th , 2011 Geospatial Analysis and the OpenCarto Framework: Spatial Analysis, Data Provision, and Decision Support at all Levels of Renewable Energy Development
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Dan Getman
August 16th, 2011
Geospatial Analysis and the OpenCarto Framework: Spatial
Analysis, Data Provision, and Decision Support at all Levels of
Renewable Energy Development
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto Framework
OpenCarto is a web based GIS framework designed to support analysis,
visualization, and data exploration
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto Framework
• Project began as an LDRD
• Sponsored projects evolved the application into a
framework
• Framework gained stability and adoption inside and
outside of DOE
• Result of collaboration between
• Internal and external funding
• Multiple centers collaborating within NREL
• Multiple sponsoring offices and agencies
• Collaboration between domain expertise in several renewable
technologies, software development, and spatial analysis
OpenCarto framework was made possible by collaboration at every level
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto Framework
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Innovation for Our Energy Future4
OpenCarto has evolved from a basic display of spatial data to a repository
that provides hundreds of dynamic datasets to thousands of users
• Display spatial layers
• Provide basic geographic information system (GIS) capabilities
• View existing spatial analyses in a dynamic environmentDynamic Maps
• Additional applications add significantly more data
• Integration with external models
• Spatial querying capabilitiesStatic Repository
• Dynamic model integration (MSM, SERA)
• Data are available to external applications
• Dynamic modification of map symbology
• Data thresholding
Dynamic Repository
• Dynamic charting for all layers
• Attribute querying for all layers
• Interoperable ingestion and provision of datasets
• Integration with OpenEI for download and metadata
Interoperability, Visualization,
Querying
FY10
FY09
FY07
FY08
FY11
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto Framework
OpenCarto
HyDRA
TransAtlas
FleetAtlas
BioFuelsAtlas
BioPowerAtlas
Solar Prospector and IMBY
PVDAQ
RE Atlas
Geo-thermal
Prospector
REAtlas is built on OpenCarto, a web-based GIS platform that hosts
multiple web mapping tools funded by eight different clients.
Client Tool
DOE Solar IMBYPVDAQSolar Power
Prospector
DOE Hydrogen HyDRA
DOE Biomass BioFuels Atlas
DOE Clean Cities TransAtlas
DOE FEMP FleetAtlas
DOE Vehicle FleetAtlas
DOE Geothermal Geothermal Prospector
EPA BioPowerAtlas
Tools are available at http://maps.nrel.gov
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Data Interoperability
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MSM
SERA
OtherModels
KDFBioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework
OtherApplications
OpenCarto ingests data from a wide range of sources
Data sources commonly used in renewable energy research
OpenCarto accesses data from external applications
OpenCarto accepts data from external models
OpenCarto provides data to external applications
OpenCarto provides data to external analysis models
OpenCarto
OpenCarto provides visualization and querying to the research community for all of these data
OpenEI
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Value Proposition
New Project
Data service
OpenCarto code
Custom code
New projects benefit from development and data services made possible through other OpenCarto projects.
Funding can be focused on developing new project specific capabilities
HyDRA
Data service
OpenCarto code
Custom code
IMBY
Data service
OpenCarto code
Custom code
NREL Data Resources
And
External Data Sources
OpenCarto
OpenCarto is a
framework
comprised of open
source software,
custom software,
data management,
querying, and
visualization
methods, and
analysis tools.
• No code duplication• Enhancements and data
sources easily shared• Supports user
authentication and role-based access control
• Uses existing geospatial standards
• SLD• WMS• WFS
• Open Source Stack• MapServer• FeatureServer• TileCache• Ext-JS• OpenLayers• Postgres• Apache• Drupal
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Capabilities
• Standard Mapping Interface
• Pan, Zoom, Measure
• Tree based layer navigation
• Find Location (Georeference)
• Query
• Point, Region, Attribute
• Results Downloadable to Excel
• Thresholding
• User-Selectable Thematic Maps
• Drag and Drop Layer Ordering
• Dynamic Layer Charting
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Metadata and Linking
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Layer Thresholding
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Analysis
Innovation for Our Energy Future
OpenCarto: Services
The analysis available in IMBY, PVDAQ, OpenPV, and other applications is also available as API based services that provide the same data, and same analytical results, without the need for the application itself.
Industry is actively using these to develop their own applications
Innovation for Our Energy Future
Discussion
Mapping at NREL http://maps.nrel.gov
REAtlas http://maps.nrel.gov/reatlas
IMBY http://mercator.nrel.gov/imby
HyDRA http://maps.nrel.gov/hydra
BioFuels Atlas http://maps.nrel.gov/biomass
Solar Prospector http://maps.nrel.gov/prospector
PVDAQ http://maps.nrel.gov/pvdaq
GeoREServ API http://rpm.nrel.gov/docs/georeserv/
